The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 226

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Chapter 226

Autumn watched Mars’s mask of civility crumble, her heart utterly still.

She’d always known he was selfish and ruthless to the core.

She just didn’t expect his acting skills had gotten this bad.

He’d claimed he was here to make peace, but it only took a few words from her to shatter his composure.

She really couldn’t understand where Mars got his confidence, threatening her even after hitting rock bottom.

Autumn clutched her stomach and took a step back, a silent, mocking smile on her face. “And what if I don’t?”

“Mars, don’t forget the situation you’re in.”

Cloudbreak Corporation was on life support.

He himself was a social pariah.

Autumn honestly couldn’t imagine what cards Mars thought he had left to play.

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll go public with the truth?”

“Autumn, I have nothing left. You really think I won’t do something crazy?”

“You got pregnant with that child while we were still married. You say I

embryonic error, but do you have any proof? I could just as easily sa tampered with something to cause an

Owen Bennett and that’s how you got pregnant!”

you were already cheating on me with

“You’re the one who stabbed me in the back! Owen Bennett was so scared my existence would be a stain on

your reputation that you two scheming lovebirds cooked up that whole birthday party scene just to frame me! And to make sure your little plan didn’t get exposed, you even slandered me, claiming I cheated first, leaving you both smelling like roses.”

The more Mars spoke, the wider his smile grew.

“Tell me… if the media found out the prestigious Bennett family was tangled up in this kind of drama, don’t you think they’d swarm you and your new family like sharks smelling blood in the water?”

Autumn’s expression hardened. “You think anyone would believe you?”

Mars’s infidelity was an open–and–shut case.

He could twist the truth all he wanted, but the facts were undeniable.

He’d even open himself up to a lawsuit.

For the already–flailing Cloudbreak Corporation, it would just be making a bad situation worse.

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“Who cares?”

“Autumn, you’re still so naive. In this day and age, who cares about the actual truth?”

“People only see what they want to see.”

“The Bennett family has always been on a pedestal, like gods in the eyes of many. Once a scandal like this breaks, Owen Bennett’s public image will take a massive hit. And then, the Bennett Group’s credibility in the business world will plummet.”

“So, Autumn, take a guess. Do you think the Bennett family would let a jinx like you marry into their family?”

Mars let out a cold laugh. Convinced he had her right where he wanted her, he shamelessly reached out to

touch her face.

Autumn smacked his hand away with a sharp crack.

Ignoring the red mark on the back of his hand, Mars sneered, “If you don’t want to see everything you’ve worked for go down the drain, you’ll do exactly as I say. Don’t

orry, I won’t make it hard for you. The things I want are very simple.”

It finally clicked for Autumn. So, Mars thought her whole elaborate scheme of announcing the divorce was just a stepping stone to becoming the next Mrs. Bennett.

And he believed all his dirty laundry would end up being thrown bac

on her.

He thought they were now partners in this, that if Autumn wanted to marry into the Bennett family, she had to help him clean up his mess. Otherwise, he’d be the roadblock stopping her from getting in.

Autumn smiled.

At first, it was just a flicker of amusement on her face.

Then, a soft chuckle escaped her lips.

Finally, the laughter grew louder and louder.

Her laughter started to unnerve Mars. “What are you laughing at!”

He stared at her like she was a lunatic.

“How can you possibly be laughing right now?”

Does Autumn have any idea what she’s about to face?

“You don’t think I’m serious, do you? I’m telling you, this is no joke. If you don’t give me what I want, I’ll send all of this to the media immediately. The mix of real and fake gossip will absolutely demolish the Bennett family’s reputation.”

Mars was getting more worked up.

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“My demands aren’t even that high. Get those sponsors who pulled their funding to come back. And all those partners who are trying to terminate their contracts with Cloudbreak–you reel them back in and get them to continue working with us.”

“Also, Lydia was seriously traumatized by this whole thing. The Bennett family is powerful, they must know plenty of specialists. You get them to send Lydia abroad for treatment. Plastic surgery, cosmetic procedures, whatever it takes to make her face presentable again.

Mars shot Autumn a smug look. “See? I’m being good to you, right? I’m not even asking for anything for myself.”

“Autumn, I know I messed up by cheating. I couldn’t keep it in my pants. But what man stays tied down to just one woman? I’m the head of Cloudbreak, I have to go out and network. When everyone else has a woman on their arm, I can’t just not go with the flow, can I?”

“How about this: you help me out this one time, and we’ll pretend none of this ever happened. We can have a good life together again.”

“As for the baby in your belly, if the Bennetts want it, you can give birth and send it over to them. If they don’t, just get rid of it. We know you can get pregnant now, so we can always try again.”

“Honestly, I think it’s better if you have it.”

“It’s a Bennett baby, after all. As long as you have the child as a connection, it’ll be easy for you, the mother, to get some perks from the Bennett family later on. What kid doesn’t miss their mom? Then you can keep a good relationship with the Bennetts, and maybe our whole family will be set for life because of this kid…”

Watching Mars ramble on and on, Autumn felt a wave of nausea.

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